Professor Amy Bishop gets life in prison for Alabama university shooting

Biology professor Amy Bishop is escorted by sheriff's deputies at the Madison County Courthouse in Hunstville, Ala. on Sept. 11.

By NBC News and news services

A Harvard-educated biology professor was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after being convicted of shooting colleagues at a faculty meeting, killing three and wounding three others.

The jury deliberated for about 20 minutes before convicting Amy Bishop in the Feb. 2010 shooting rampage at the University of Alabama in Hunstville.

Bishop, who arrived in court with her feet shackled and wearing a red prison uniform showed no reaction as the verdict was read, The Associated Press reported.

"She is shattered beyond belief," attorney Roy Miller said. Miller said that Bishop has often expressed great remorse to the victims and their families.